Overview
- The five-day country music and barbecue festival returns July 8–12, 2026, in the United Center parking lots for its 13th year.
- Nightly headliners are set as Treaty Oak Revival (Wed.), Hootie & the Blowfish (Thu.), Lainey Wilson (Fri.), Jordan Davis (Sat.) and Blake Shelton (Sun.).
- Single-day wristbands are available alongside multi-day and VIP options at windycitysmokeout.com.
- Listed prices include $60 for Wednesday, $70 for Thursday and Friday, $80 for Saturday, $85 for Sunday and $256 for a four-day wristband.
- Organizers said the full artist schedule and the roster of visiting BBQ pitmasters will be announced in a forthcoming update.